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Re: Palmpilot and RCX
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Sat, 20 Jan 2001 19:40:15 GMT
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Martin wrote:
> Dean Husby wrote:
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> > Martin wrote:
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> > > This doesn't always have a low range; Palm V IR and Palm Pro w/2MB
> > > upgrade IR are both fairly strong. On other models, yes, the range
> > > sucks. Also, there is a omniremote module for the handspring visor which
> > > has a very high power IR LED on it. Also, for the old school Palm Pilot
> > > or Palm Pro you can get a little widget which snaps into the serial port
> > > on the bottom which has high-power IR emission, which will work with
> > > omniremote.
> >
> > I'm looking at getting a Visor unit. But it depends on what it can do.
> > Can it use NQC and upload firmware/programs etc?
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> No, at least not yet. Charlie has discussed with me the *possibility* of
> developing a library that other people could use to do IR communication
> via the omniremote hardware. This would allow porting NQC to the Palm in
> a meaningful way.
I've just read that version 1.2 of the program will have a programmers interface.
Would this allow NQC to be ported to it and be useable for Downloading Firmware,
Uploading programs and sending msg codes?
With a Visor Platinum would I be better off getting the Spring board module or
registering the software for a key or both?
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> > My other main use would be a remote that can send messages up to 255.
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> > > (A friend of mine is the OmniRemote developer/EE.)
> > >
> > > > I, personally, have a Handspring Visor (wish I got the bigger model) which
> > > > doesn't have a built-in serial port like the Palm III, for example. All I
> > > > can do is use option 2 (unless I buy a half-serial cable, but they don;t
> > > > always work).
> > >
> > > Consider the omniremote module. I find it feasible that Charlie will
> > > give you a discount on the module if you've already paid for the
> > > software, but I can't speak for him.
> >
> > Can you post some URL's on this info?
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> The Company:
> http://www.pacificneotek.com/
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> The Handspring Module:
> http://www.pacificneotek.com/omnisb.htm
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> Keep in mind that the handspring module only sends; The IR on the side
> of the unit still does the receiving. With a little solder work,
> however, you could run the strong IR sending LED to some other location.
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> The Omniremote Handspring Module also does X-10 communications; If you
> could get bidirectional communication going with a visor with the
> omniremote module your legos could turn lights on and off and so on (in
> an X-10 equipped environment.) It would be awfully cool to be able to
> have the model turn the lights on in a room it entered in which they
> were off, so it could navigate, and turn them off again when it leaves
> the room (if they weren't already on when it entered.)
My entire House is X-10. But X-10 uses radio Freq's for the remotes. Does it have
that circuit in it as well?
Very cool stuff.
If the Visor worked with NQC the possibilities of being at a show and being able
to modify a program and reset a dropped RCX etc. would be fantastic.
Dean
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| (...) Yes. That's basically the idea :) (...) You should mail Charlie (at the omniremote site, there should be an email link) and ask him that question :) (...) Yes. There is an antenna in the Handspring module for sending the X-10 RF messages. (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) No, at least not yet. Charlie has discussed with me the *possibility* of developing a library that other people could use to do IR communication via the omniremote hardware. This would allow porting NQC to the Palm in a meaningful way. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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